University College of Northern Denmark (UCN)

Do you see yourself developing, leading and managing large construction works? Are you dreaming of a career in the Danish or international construction industry?

ABOUT THE PROGRAMME

As a Bachelor of Architectural Technology and Construction Management, you will be an expert in planning, designing and coordinating construction and building projects. You will usually play a central role as project manager or site manager in a construction, engineering or architectural company. You will take part in the planning of construction projects from draft drawings to completed project designs, and you will typically contribute with e.g. technical calculations to construction and project plans in the building process. 
During the course of the study programme, you will learn about construction, material selection, digital modelling and condition surveying as well as operating a business, project design and production and much more. You will also have the opportunity to specialise in e.g. energy and sustainability, management or digital construction.

CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

The Architectural Technology and Construction Management programme will give you a good starting point for working on different levels in businesses and organizations, the construction industry or in relation to it, depending on your own ambition and talent. Your primary role will often be to ensure cooperation and communication between architects and engineers in order for the construction process to proceed as planned. You will probably find your future job in one of the following types of companies:

• Architectural company
• Engineering company
• Entrepreneurial company
• Insurance company
• Government agency
• Building services company

PROGRAMME STRUCTURE

Semester 1 and 2:
Courses: House and ground
Theme: Plot and house

Semester 3:
Courses: Industrial buildings
Theme: Prefabricated building components 

Semester 4:
Courses: Multi-storey buildings
Theme: Multi-storey buildings

Semester 5:
Courses: Renovation and conversion
Theme: Renovation and restoration

Semester 6:
Internship either in Denmark or abroad

Semester 7:
Electives
Final exam project

Read more about the admission requirements and how to apply on https://www.ucn.dk/english.

Do you want to excel at state-of-the-art automation and robotics? Are you enthusiastic about developing the automation solutions of the future to make factories run more efficiently? 

ABOUT THE PROGRAMME

As an AP graduate in Automation Engineering, you will be able to create safe and innovative solutions for companies by developing and optimising their technical systems and automated facilities.
You will be in charge of practical work, including installing, programming, commissioning, optimising and operating automatic systems in technical production and manufacturing environments.
The study programme will give you broad knowledge of the implementation and optimisation of various technical control systems and automated industrial facilities.

CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

As an AP graduate in Automation Engineering, you can work in both private and public companies, e.g. utility companies and industrial companies that manufacture and/or operate e.g. wind turbines, pumps, robotic welding machines or flexible manufacturing systems (FMS).

PROGRAMME STRUCTURE

The programme is divided into four sub-elements.

Institutional curriculum covers the following subjects:

• Technical systems design
• Control and regulation technology
• Configuration and programming
• Communications technology and project development

Joint national curriculum covers the following subjects:

• Design and construction of automated devices
• Integration of automated devices
• Systems design of automated process and production lines
• Business-related elements

Electives:

• Databases
• Robotics technology
• Optimisation
• High-level programming
• Knowledge technology
• Wireless technologies

Internship

Final exam project

Read more about the admission requirements and how to apply on https://www.ucn.dk/english.

Are you dreaming of a future as a software developer or software architect? As an AP graduate in Computer Science you can design IT systems, programme computer systems, work with databases and much more.

ABOUT THE PROGRAMME

During the course of the study programme, you will gain an insight into the programming and creation of IT systems. You will also learn how to program in Java and C# as well as design databases that meet the requirements for good database design. At the same time, you will acquire an understanding of how a company works and how new IT systems can be introduced. Toward the end of your studies, you will get an opportunity to specialise in a specific area, e.g. in game or software development for mobile platforms.

As an AP graduate in Computer Science, you can also choose to apply for admission to one of our top-up programmes, earning you a bachelor's degree after an additional 1.5 years of study.

CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

With an AP degree in Computer Science some of your future job titles could be e.g. programmer, systems developer, web developer, network administrator, IT consultant or game developer.

PROGRAMME STRUCTURE

The course consists of 5 semesters, which equal a total of 150 ECTS credits in the European Credit Transfer System.

Semester 1-3 - comprises the fields of:

• Programming
• System development
• Companies and technology

Semester 4:
Specialisation within one or more of the academic fields

Semester 5:
• Internship in Denmark or abroad
• Final exam project

Read more about the admission requirements and how to apply on https://www.ucn.dk/english.

Do you want to work in graphic design and marketing?

The Academy Profession Degree Programme in Design, Technology and Business is your chance to build on your creative talents and develop your graphic expertise while gaining an insight into the entire process from idea to finished product. The programme combines practical work using graphic design software and aesthetic understanding of design processes and gives insight into all the necessary steps - from early ideas to final production. You will gain knowledge and skills in strategic thinking and production processes for print and digital media. The first six months of the programme cover design, technology and business. After this you will continue on the graphic specialisation. 

ABOUT THE PROGRAMME

The programme consist of three main elements:

The practical part
You will gain skills in graphic design programs:
• Illustrator
• Photoshop
• InDesign

The creative/aesthetical part
You will gain competences in the design process:
• From idea to finished product

The organizational part
You will gain relevant business knowledge about:
• Businesses
• Commerce
• Communication

CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

As an AP graduate in Design, Technology and Business, you can find employment in e.g. graphic design businesses, advertising agencies and marketing departments.

PROGRAMME STRUCTURE

The programme consists of 5 modules:

Module 1:
Design: The design process, philosophy of values and aesthetics
Business: The company, trade and communication
Technology: Technology, and the environment

Module 2:
Design

Module 3:
Electives: Editorial Design or Digital Publishing

Module 4:
Work placement

Module 5:
Final examination project


Read more about the admission requirements and how to apply on https://www.ucn.dk/english.

Do you want to develop the ditigal presence of different businesses? Do you want to work strategically with user-oriented design?

ABOUT THE PROGRAMME

If you have an AP Degree in Design, Technology and Business; E-design; Multimedia Design or Computer Science, you are qualified to study the top-up programme in Digital Concept Development. In this programme you will achieve knowledge, skills and competencies in the  strategic, operational and business aspects of digital concept development. Furthermore, you will learn to develop concepts that combine different professional fields such as design and commerce, communication and marketing, concept and business development, user understanding, technology and project management.

CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

Graduates of Digial Concept Development will fit into many businesses that work with or are in need of digital concepts. Examples of these could be advertising, design and web agencies as well as communication and marketing departments in businesses and organisations.

PROGRAMME STRUCTURE

The programme comprises 3 semesters and includes mandatory modules as well as lines of specialisations where you can tailor your education to your own needs and interests.

Semester 1:
• Concept and business development
• Project management A
• User surveys and methodology
• Understanding technology
• Theory of science

Semester 2 - mandatory modules:
• Communication and marketing
• Project management B

Semester 2 – lines of specialisation:
• Digital commerce
• Digital design

Semester 3:
• Internship
• Bachelor project


Read more about the admission requirements and how to apply on https://www.ucn.dk/english

Do you want the world as your workplace? Do you want to work with export on the global market? Then this is the programme for you!

ABOUT THE PROGRAMME

More and more companies sell their products and services on the global market. As a graduate from the Bachelor degree programme in Export and Technology Management, you will understand that effective technology is required to develop safe and successful products.
You can create marketing strategies that ensure that global sales targets are met. You will be ready to handle the cultural differences and take part in the internal sales processes and be part of the globalisation of markets. Using your understanding of technology, you can contribute to the development of new products. You are knowledgeable about design, quality, development, production planning, and the day-to-day operations of a company. 

CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

As a Bachelor graduate in Export and Technology Management, you may find employment in Danish or international companies. Examples of job titles are: export consultant, logistics consultant, product consultant or procurement officer. In the long term, you may also become an export manager, product manager or procurement manager.

PROGRAMME STRUCTURE

During the course of your education you will be introduced to the following disciplines:

• Technology: Product development, production processes, materials, construction, design and project management 
• Sales: Industrial export, marketing, foreign trade, shipping / transportation and innovation 
• Communication: Foreign languages, cultural understanding and negotiation techniques

Each semester has its disciplinary focus:
Semester 1: The business foundation of a company
Semester 2: Market understanding
Semester 3: Planning a market strategy 
Semester 4: Market and client relations
Semester 5: Internship
Semester 6: Local subjects and specialisation
Semester 7: Local subjects and bachelor project

Furthermore, each semester has a specific industry focus such as the iron and metal industry, the plastic industry, the IT and electronics industry and the timber and furniture industry.

During your internship you will be able to test your theoretical skills in practice.

During semester 7 you will have the opportunity to specialise within one or more of the subjects you have been introduced to over the first 5 semesters or during your internship. On this semester you will also write your bachelor project.

Read more about the admission requirements and how to apply on https://www.ucn.dk/english.

Are you dreaming of an international career in the hospitality industry?

ABOUT THE PROGRAMME

This is a top-up programme intended for graduates of Academy Profession Degree Programmes in Marketing Management or Service, Hospitality and Tourism Management. The top-up programme earns you a bachelor's degree in International Hospitality Mangement with only 1.5 years of additional study.The programme will provide you with the competences to work in day-to-day operations, development, administration and management in an international work environment in the hospitality industry. A specialisation period will allow you to focus more deeply on either tourism, the hotel and restaurant industry or experience economy. You will learn about management, strategy, economics, cultural awareness and customer relations. You will be provided with the tools to develop new markets and concepts, achieve an understanding of a company’s strategic challenges as well as the ability to handle the practical implementation and operation of a company strategy. For Danish students, the first semester will be taught in Danish, before the programme continues taught fully in English from the second semester. For international students, all semesters are fully taught in English. This means that Danish and international students study together from the second semester, giving you valuable intercultural competences as well as an international network.

CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

As a Bachelor of International Hospitality Management, you may find employment as resort manager, marketing coordinator, destination manager, sales manager etc.

PROGRAMME STRUCTURE

The programme is based on a number of national and local subject elements that together make up the study programme.The elements have been divided into themes, local subject element and electives, each containing different subjects.
Semester 1: 

• Theme 1: Employee and organization development (12 ECTS)
• Theme 2: Business operations (13 ECTS)
• Local subject element: Employability (5 ECTS)

Semester 2: 

• Theme 3: Employee and organization development (12 ECTS)
• Theme 4: Strategic Value Creation (11 ECTS)
• Elective (5 ECTS)

Semester 3: 

• Internship
• Bachelor’s degree project

Compulsory national and local subject elements:

• Management and organization
• Economics
• Culture and guest understanding
• Hostmanship
• Strategy
• Methodology
• Law
• Sales and marketing

Read more about the admission requirements and how to apply on https://www.ucn.dk/english.

Are you passionate about top-level international sales and marketing? Do you see yourself working in a global enterprise?

ABOUT THE PROGRAMME

This is a top-up programme intended for graduates of the Academy Profession Degree Programme in Marketing Management. The top-up programme earns you a bachelor's degree in International Sales and Marketing with only 1.5 years of additional study. In this programme, you will gain insight and understanding of the various factors that significantly influence the sales of goods and services in Denmark and on an international scale. You will learn about what underlies a company’s sales and business development from an international perspective. You will also acquire knowledge of marketing, logistics, law, management and economics. Furthermore, the programme includes elective components, which means that you will have an influence on the shaping of your professional profile. As a Bachelor of International Sales and Marketing, you may find employment in Denmark as well as abroad.

CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

Examples of job titles could be project manager, sales coordinator, key account manager or marketing coordinator. In the long term, you can also work towards becoming a marketing manager, sales manager or export manager.

PROGRAMME STRUCTURE

Semester 1
On this semester you will study the following subjects:

• The customer as the starting point
• Industry and competitors  
• Innovation

Furthermore, you will also study methodology and theory of science.

Semester 2
The themes on this semester are:

• Developing the sales base
• The tactical and operational sales performance
• Implementation and follow-up

Furthermore you will follow one elective under the supervision of UCN lecturers.

Semester 3: You will go on an 3-month internship in a company in Denmark or abroad. This will give you the opportunity to try out theory in practice. The semester is concluded with a bachelor project based on a practise-oriented problem and prepared in collaboration with a relevant company or business.


Read more about the admission requirements and how to apply on https://www.ucn.dk/english.

Do you want to work in marketing and sales? Do you want to improve, strengthen and develop company marketing strategies?

ABOUT THE PROGRAMME

As an AP graduate in Marketing Management, you will become a specialist in working systematically with company marketing. You will be skilled at analysing, planning and organising marketing activities. During your studies, you will acquire knowledge about different cultures, communication forms and socioeconomic conditions, and you will learn to analyse various types of businesses and markets, which in turn will enable you to prepare marketing solutions for companies in Denmark as well as abroad.

CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

AP Graduates in Marketing Management find employment in Danish and international companies and organisations. They work as e.g. marketing consultants, advertising assistants, project managers, key account assistants, HR assistants and procurement assistants.

PROGRAMME STRUCTURE

The first 3 semesters take place at UCN in Denmark and consist of compulsory and elective subjects. In the 4th semester you will do an internship at a company of your choice in Denmark or abroad. A final project is to be written in order to complete the programme. This is to be made in close collaboration with a specific company, and could be the same company where you did your internship during the specialisation period.

Semester 1-3:
You will work with different themes and these themes are interdisciplinary:
• Business understanding
• Methodology
• Market understanding
• Tactical and operational marketing B2C
• Tactical and operational marketing B2B
• Internationalisation

Semester 4:
Internship
Final exam project

Read more about the admission requirements and how to apply on https://www.ucn.dk/english.

Is working with digital media your passion? Do you want to create the websites, apps and multimedia solutions of the future?

ABOUT THE PROGRAMME

As an AP graduate in Multimedia Design, you can single-handedly design, plan, implement and manage multimedia tasks. You will be able to produce digital user interfaces, primarily within the context of websites, by doing thorough user research, understand how digitisation affects businesses and users, create rich and user-friendly interfaces and code and programme functionality.
In the programme you will work within five subject areas: user interface development, user experiences, content production, business and technology. You will learn to bridge the gap between technical, problem solving and creative skills through management of development processes.
You can choose to extend your studies by 1.5 years with a top-up degree at UCN, earning a Professional Bachelor's Degree (PBA) in Web Development or Digital Concept Development.

CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

You may find work in the field of IT and media. Future job titles could be e.g. front-end developer, web designer or UX-designer.

PROGRAMME STRUCTURE

Semester 1:

• Design and programming of digital user interfaces 1
• Design and programming of digital content 1

Semester 2:

• Design and programming of digital user interfaces 2
• Design and programming of digital content 2

Semester 3:

• User interface development and technology
• Business and content production
• User experiences and technology
• Elective

During this semester you must choose between two elective components. Both electives are offered in English.

Semester 4:

• Internship
• Final degree project

Read more about the admission requirements and how to apply on https://www.ucn.dk/english.

Do you want to create memorable experiences for others by developing, planning and delivering services?

ABOUT THE PROGRAMME

The Academy Profession Degree Programme in Service, Hospitality and Tourism Management gives you the competences to work in development, management and marketing of services within one of three specialisation paths: tourism; hotel and restaurant; or sport and event management. It will help you develop your communicative, intercultural and personal competencies to gain knowledge and understanding of the cultural and social conditions that affect the industry. The programme is practice-oriented, and the knowledge you acquire in the course of the study programme is closely connected to real-life situations. This connection is supported by the internship taking place in a relevant business in Denmark or abroad on completion of the first academic year.

CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

The Academy Profession Degree Programme in Service, Hospitality and Tourism Management opens the door to a broad range of job opportunities in the service industry, such as at hotels, restaurants, travel agencies and amusement parks, event management agencies as well as holiday and conference centres, sport clubs and associations.

PROGRAMME STRUCTURE

The Service Hospitality and Tourism Management programme is a 2-year full-time study programme worth 120 ECTS credits and which covers the following:

• A common part featuring compulsory course units
• An elective part which allows you to specialise (specialisation)
• An internship
• A final exam project based on a problem identified during your internship.

The programme is based on interconnected themes that form the study programme. Below you can see the themes that relate to each semester. Each theme features compulsory common course units relating to that particular theme.

THEMES

Semester 1: Service and experiences
Semester 2: Strategy and markets
Semester 3: Internship, development and business
Semester 4: Development and business 

Read more about the admission requirements and how to apply on https://www.ucn.dk/english.

Do you want to be a specialist in IT architecture? Are you passionate about designing and developing software?

ABOUT THE PROGRAMME

This is a top-up programme intended for graduates of the Academy Profession Degree Programme in Computer Science. The top-up programme earns you a bachelor's degree in Software Development with only 1.5 years of additional study.
This programme will give you in-depth understanding and knowledge of the technical and theoretical aspects of software development. You will learn how to use different database types and how to develop existing systems further.
The programme includes subjects such as database types, the role of contracts in the system development process, methods and tools for integration between systems, project management, distributed design and development, configuration and release management as well as test models and test planning.

CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

Software developers typically get jobs as system developers, software architects and project managers of large-scale IT projects in Denmark and abroad. 

PROGRAMME STRUCTURE

The programme consists of 4 national subject elements (40 ECTS) and 4 local subject element/elective subjects (20 ECTS) during the first 2 semesters.  The last and final third semester covers an internship and the final bachelor project.

NATIONAL SUBJECT ELEMENTS

• Databases for developers
• Test
• Systemintegration
• Development of large scale systems

LOCAL SUBJECT ELEMENTS

• Discret ma
• Investigation and professional communication
• Security for developers

EXAMPLES OF ELECTIVE SUBJECTS

• Individual study
• Syntax and Semantics

There will be different kinds of exams, e.g. project, oral and written exams.

Read more about the admission requirements and how to apply on https://www.ucn.dk/english.

Are you dreaming of a career in the sport, event and leisure industry?

ABOUT THE PROGRAMME
This is a top-up programme intended for graduates of the Academy Profession Degree Programme in Marketing Management, or Service, Hospitality and Tourism Management. The top-up programme earns you a bachelor's degree in Sport Management with only 1.5 years of additional study. The programme is also intended for people with relevant experience and a background in the industry. As a Bachelor of Sport Management, you will have a thorough understanding of the commercial mechanisms in the sport, event and leisure industry. The programme covers the following subjects: academic methods and research in sport, sport marketing, sport management, sport law and sport economics.

CAREER OPPORTUNITIES
On graduation, you will be able to find employment in various businesses and organisations in the sport, event and leisure industry. You might work as a project manager, event coordinator, administrator, marketing coordinator, consultant, etc.

PROGRAMME STRUCTURE
Semester 1: This semester focuses on professional business practices in the sport industry.This includes a thorough insight into:

• The sports industry and its context 
• Methodology and research in sports
• Sport marketing 
• Sport management

Furthermore, this semester features two selected themes where students will work within new areas, trends or similar subjects related to the sport management trade.

Semester 2: This semester builds on the knowledge of some of the subjects of semester 1 and adds an extra higher-level dimension to them. Semester 2 will focus on:

• Events
• Mass sport

This includes a thorough insight into the following academic fields:

• Sport law (sport contracts / risk management)
• Sport economics
• Sport management
• Sport marketing

Similar to semester 1 the students will work on themes during semester 2. As the other themes, the contents of this theme are depending on what is going on in the business at the time.

Semester 3: The final semester is made up of an internship and bachelor project. The internship allows you to try out the theory and methodologies that you have learnt through practical solving of tasks in a sport event or leisure company or organisation in Denmark or abroad. This is your opportunity for further immersion into a subject before you finalise your education with your bachelor project.

Similar to the internship, the bachelor project is your chance to show your achieved competencies in methodology, analysis and theory related to a sport event and leisure company or organisation in Denmark or abroad. 

Read more about the admission requirements and how to apply on https://www.ucn.dk/english.

Do you want to be at the leading edge of web development? Do you want to be an expert in media, applications and platforms?

ABOUT THE PROGRAMME

This is a top-up programme intended for graduates of the Academy Profession Degree Programmes in Multimedia Design or Computer Science. The top-up programme earns you a bachelor's degree in Web Development with only 1.5 years of additional study. 
The programme will give you the competencies to work with the construction of modern web applications. You will learn to work with modern web technologies and coding practices throughout the development process. As part of your studies, you will also work with database and deployment technologies and with the development process from a design perspective.
As a Bachelor of Web Development, you will have skills and knowledge within web in a broad sense, both desktop, mobile etc. and you will find exciting employment opportunities within a rapidly growing industry. 

CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

After graduation plenty of exciting career opportunities will be available to you. Career opportunities within the IT business could be:

• Consultancies or software businesses within the web or IT businesses
• Internal development departments in companies and businesses of any size

After a few years’ employment, you will be able to handle overall functions in connection with planning and creating architecture for complicated web systems. Furthermore, you will also be able to pursue a career as an independent consultant.

PROGRAMME STRUCTURE

It consists of 6 course modules, 3 core modules, 1 bridge module and two elective modules over the first two semesters. The last semester consists of an internship and the final exam project.

Course modules on semester 1 and semester 2

The course modules are as follows:
CORE MODULES

• Databases
• Development Environments
• Interface Design

BRIDGING MODULE

• Back-end Programming (for Multimedia)
• Front-end Programming (for Computer science)

ELECTIVE MODULE

• Individual study
• Service and security
• Workshops within Gamification, Frontend Frameworks, Academic Writing etc.

There will be both project and oral exams. 

Read more about the admission requirements and how to apply on https://www.ucn.dk/english.